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WINTER SPRINGS — Shirley Lofgren, 85, is being forced to sell the sun-filled, waterfront condo she and her husband bought nine years ago for less than a third of the $217,000 they paid for it. The sale is allowed under a "condominium termination" law passed by the Legislature in 2007. "Nobody can believe this is legal — that they can just take your home and they'll give you what they want to give you," said the former Chicago resident, whose husband now lives in a nearby Alzheimer's treatment center. Rep. Chris Sprowls, R-Clearwater, said Lofgren and condo owners across Florida are being "divested" of their own homes. Under the law,...

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WINTER SPRINGS — Shirley Lofgren, 85, is being forced to sell the sun-filled, waterfront condo she and her husband bought nine years ago for less than a third of the $217,000 they paid for it.The sale is allowed under a "condominium termination"...

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Citing its huge inventory of vacation properties for rent, it's...

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Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park 4150 S. Suncoast Blvd. Homosassa, Florida 34446 Phone: 352-628-5343 Visitors can see West Indian manatees every day of the year from the park's underwater observatory in the main spring. The park showcases native...

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Read the report here
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